Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-31

The Trouble VIVA the spiFituaIlsts.
Eject on Nails Of the Interstate
Commerce RiII-0ther NeMA.


EHeet on Nails Of the Interstate
Commerce BsII-0ther News
DR.. Taylor, Of the spiritualists, has
denied the statement published here to
the effect that they did not pay the rent
for the Y. Il. O. A. hall. @. II. Aitken,
a member Of the Association and acting
iauitoF, wishes TO make . full statement
OF the trouble through the PosT INTEL
IIoKNcKR. He says that some one in
terestsd With them called upon Pro-
fessor Tate 10 secure the ball for the
fret meeting. Tate promised 20 bring
II before tbs meeting Of the board on
the following Wednesday, bat neglected
20 do 20, aud the spiFituaiists, taking il
for granted that consent was hidden IN
their sileDce, advertised the meetings.
Tate saw Aitken on Saturday and ad-
vlsed him 10 open up and let them meet
Oh Sanday as they had advertised. The
matter came before the board at iss
next meeting and they decided not TO let
IL occur again, and the secretary 90
notified Captain Burns, who vas acting
for the spiritnalists. CAptain Barns,
however. afterwards met some Of the
directors individually and occurred their
consent. These directors failed to notify
Aitken Of their action. He tAitksn)
saw the plaoard 10 front Of the build
aud and tore IL down as stated, and
thinking that Burns had not received
notice Of the directors Rction refusing
the rooms, took the trouble 10 90 TO bis
house as late IS ii O'Clock on Saturday
night and leave word With his son. and
20 did not go near the ball on Sunday.
uaors roFs ~ rrrrts A r,rrspw,a
win Wright, Who formerly was en-
gagged in the grocery business in Old
Tacoma, and who owns considerable
real estate in this city. bat who IL now
Superintendent OF the Pacific Nail
Works at Oakland, Cal, is here looking
after his interests. Ia an interview the
other day concerning the manufactuF-
ing interests Of the Pacific Coast, he
said Business is very bealthfsl 10
San Francisco. The Inter State Com
msFoe bill IL worth millions Of dollars
10 the manufacturers OF the coast. II
will strengthen their business very
greatly aud will encourage new indus
tries. Nails have already gone up Is
cents on the keg on the strength Of the
law" Mr.. Wright states that the Pacific
Nail Company bring scrap iron for uss
NJ their works from Belgium, Germany.
England, India aud Austria, and that
they use Australian coal. Their Gus
TONERS are confined 90 firms which CON
suEne all the nails they manufacture.
TO Tue Xxx sIIEKrF.
Yesterday afternoon there gathered
ia tbs otfine Of John r. Jsdson, Esq.. q
little party NJ friends Of tbs lately re-
tired Sheriff Bird aud the latter vas led
into the midst Of them aud Mr.. Ju isOn,
On behalf OF those assembled, presented
10 Dir. Byrd beautiful silver tea set Of
six pieces. Mr.. Jadson made the speech
"A very beat one -sayins that the eifl
Should symoolizs the high approval Of
bis 1.-THE Sherih's) conduct while fulfill
Ing the duties 81 his bigb office IS felt
By ths doBsrs Mr.. Bird replied in
modest and fitting terms. Those who
had the pleasure OF making the present
we're Msssrs. NJ. Kaufman, stuart Rice,
A. 5. FArquhaFeon, W. J. Bowman, Al
iOdello and NJ. Dillon.
TALK on an OPERA HOUSE.
W. J. Fife Is IN correspondence With
parties 10 Chicago 20 secure the Arehi-
plans Of Woods Opera House
IN that city. There has been oonstdeT
abie R,ssip Of one kind aud another
about the erection Of substantial The
atre here. Three different parties have
been spoken OF a. having IN oontsmplA-
lion saoh an enterprise, ons % theu be-
ms Nelson Bennett. another ". IL. Fife,
and she other and third az indehnable
sort Of stock company. Bennett u said
10 have planned 40 opera house 20 be
located on Ninth and Railroad sireets a
year or two ago, bat that, because Of the
property being leased And bis inability 10
. cure the lease. the project fell thFonga.
NEWS MOTIFS.
The Methodist Episcopal Trustees
inset 81 Port Townsend b consider the
matter Of locating the proposed univeF.
sity and other business. Rev. i. =.
Masss, ". II. Fife and W ID. TYLER are
delegates from Tacoma, and have gone
father. The latter did aot get aWav.
Il u roe stated BY leaders AmOag the
workingmen that Union Working
meas party will be formed here 10
make things interesting IN the coming
campaign. The platform will. no
doaht, be that upon which Henry
George made his 6ght
Foliowtns are lhs arrivals at the Taco
ma; q. NJ. Barnard +, y Spariine. A. l..
Palmer. :. q. simpson. Johu r. Dsmon,
NJ Ains, +. A. Jones. ChicNeos Jobs L.
Harvey, Pogtlans J. N. Il ward. New
YatA: O. r. Pearson W NJ ~. Rast n